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AC9LH8U04

reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values

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The rest of Understanding language and culture in Years 7 and 8.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9LH8U04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

  1. Years 5 and 6AC9LH6U01apply knowledge of combinations of sounds, syllables, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases
  2. Years 5 and 6AC9LH6U02use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures and formulaic expressions to compose and respond to texts using appropriate punctuation and textual conventions
  3. Years 5 and 6AC9LH6U03compare some Hindi language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
  4. Years 5 and 6AC9LH6U04recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal, spoken and written communication
  5. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10EU01apply features of the Hindi sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
  6. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10EU02select and use structures and features of the Hindi grammatical and writing systems to enhance meaning and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
  7. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10EU03reflect on and evaluate Hindi texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features
  8. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10EU04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values and how these affect ways of communicating
  9. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10U01apply features and conventions of spoken Hindi to extend fluency in responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
  10. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10U02apply knowledge of grammatical structures to predict meaning and compose texts that contain some complex structures and ideas
  11. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10U03reflect on and evaluate Hindi texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features
  12. Years 9 and 10AC9LH10U04reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values and how these affect ways of communicating

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